We continue to create programmes of participatory arts, but have noticed a glaring gap within the arts sector - across artform and specialism. Creative practitioners and businesses are failing to effectively measure the impact of their work, and are struggling to demonstrate the value of investment in creativity as a result.

Evaluation needs to be meaningful and relevant but can also be embedded and creatively captured in a way that can add impact and create shareable content.

Participatory Arts Intro

Making art with other people

Participatory Arts Intro

Making art with other people

Participatory what?

We've spent a collective 20+ years working with pretty much anyone you can imagine to make art. Sometimes it's to achieve an educational goal, sometimes it's to broach a challenging subject, sometimes it's to gain a deeper understanding of a situation, sometimes it's to give participants a much needed sense of achievement. Whatever the goal may be, the process is as important as the end product.

Our approach combines diverse visual art skills with community development methodologies, and a strong interest in digital technology.

Evaluation Intro

Using participatory methods to gather qualitative and quantitative data

Evaluation Intro

Using participatory methods to gather qualitative and quantitative data

Quantitative or Qualitative?

Both!

Evaluation is often seen as an arduous process, involving dry questionnaires and lengthy reports which are never read. We believe there are other ways of capturing and presenting data which makes the process more enjoyable, and the results more engaging.

This approach requires both quantitative data (the numbers, statistics, and facts) and qualitative data (experiences, detail and narrative). Together, they provide context for one another, and enable rich reporting and meaningful evidence.